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Walmart’s Black Friday Campaign Spoofs Your Favorite Film Genres

Holiday shopping at Walmart is about to get dramatic, as the retailer blurs the lines between advertising and entertainment for its Black Friday campaign. Today (Nov. 11), Walmart debuted “Deals of Desire,” a 10-part series that pays homage to various genres of entertainment while promoting its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. The first episode,…Holiday

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DoorDash Dials Up Nostalgia in Campaign For Hispanic Audience

Many Latinx and Hispanic kids may have grown up hearing “Hay comida en la casa” – which translates to “there’s food at home” in English – in response to their requests to eat out. DoorDash takes the typically disappointing phrase in a different direction. The delivery platform’s campaign taps into childhood nostalgia to target Hispanic…Many

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FCB Chicago’s Foxhole Gives Veterans a Place in Advertising

When you’re a soldier, decisions made on the battlefield can mean life or death. In advertising, decisions in the boardroom don’t result in life threatening situations. For some veterans making the transition to civilian life, advertising may seem a less stressful option, even if skills learned in the armed forces might not directly translate to…When

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Like Their Dance Moves, Marketing With K-Pop Stars Is Not as Easy as It Seems

On Oct. 17, L.A.-based athleisure brand Alo Yoga created an Instagram post featuring Kim Seok-jin, 31, a member of the blockbuster K-pop boy band BTS, modeling a $158 Make Waves Hoodie in heather gray. “Introducing our newest global ambassador: worldwide handsome #jin,” it read. The eight-word post racked up over 426,000 likes. But Brian Nam,…On

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We Survived Netflix’s Squid Game Experience. Here’s How.

Three years after its premiere, Squid Game continues to pay dividends for Netflix, which has churned out a popular reality show based on the franchise, has Season 2 of the series releasing on December 26, and has created Squid Game fan experiences around the globe, including in Los Angeles and Madrid, Spain. The latest iteration…Three

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Amazon Has Slashed Its US Ad Spend by $700 Million This Year

As Amazon’s revenue and stock price continue to climb, the company is also pulling back. Between January and August, Amazon cut its U.S. ad spend by 20%–equivalent to $700 million–compared to the same time in 2023, according to estimates from ad intelligence platform MediaRadar. The drop from $3.4 billion to $2.7 billion comes amid other…As

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Transforming the Shopping Experience With Placer.ai and Vibenomics

In this episode of The Garage podcast, hosts Dan Massimino and Evan Hovorka are joined by Dan Hight, business development and partnerships executive at market intelligence firm Placer.ai, and Paul Brenner, svp of global retail media and partnerships at shopper analytics company Vibenomics. Join as they explore the transformative power of in-store retail media and…In

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Rawlings Takes a Swing at Drop Culture With Combat MFG Baseball Bats

You can’t just release any product into the ether and call it a drop: Achieving the latter requires a whole vibe. The Combat MFG brand has produced bats for baseball and softball players since 2004 and has a distinct look that players gravitate toward: an oversized barrel that results in heftier hits. But 20 years…You

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